Amarjit Singh

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Amarjit Singh
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1970-08-29) 29 August 1970 (age 53)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubWolverhampton Wrestling Club
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria 100kg+ super-heavyweight

Amarjit Singh (born 29 August 1970) is a British former male wrestler.

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Wrestling career

Singh competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics where he finished in 13th place in the men's super-heavyweight division. [1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 kg+ super-heavyweight division, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3] Eight years later, he competed in his home Commonwealth Games at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [4]

Personal life

In April 2014, Singh was jailed for 6+12 years for possessing prohibited firearms and ammunition. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amarjit Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Champion wrestler loses appeal against guns and ammo jail term". Birmingham Live.
  6. "Wolverhampton man jailed over gun trade investigation". BBC.